The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Scotland) Regulations 2007

Made: 6th December 2007

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 6th December 2007

Coming into force: 11th January 2008

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Citation, commencement and extent

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Interpretation

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Prohibition on the marketing of infant formula or follow-on formula unless certain conditions are met

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Prohibition on the marketing of products other than infant formula for normal healthy infants

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Substances in such quantity as to endanger the health of infants and young children

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Protein sources and other food ingredients suitable for infants from birth (infant formula)

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Protein sources and other food ingredients suitable for infants aged over six months (follow on formula)

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Compositional criteria for infant formula

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Compositional criteria for follow-on formula

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Addition of water (infant formula and follow-on formula)

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Prohibitions and limitations on the use of food ingredients (infant formula and follow-on formula)

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Listed substances and their purity criteria (infant formula and follow-on formula)

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Notification of infant formula

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Pesticide residues (infant formula and follow-on formula)

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Naming of infant formula

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Naming of follow-on formula

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Labelling of infant formula

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Labelling of follow-on formula

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Avoidance of the risk of confusion between infant formula and follow-on formula

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Presentation (infant formula and follow-on formula)

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Restrictions on advertising infant formula

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Restrictions on advertising follow-on formula

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Restrictions on promotion of infant formula

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Provision of informational and educational material dealing with the feeding of infants

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Free or reduced rate infant formula

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Export of infant formula to third countries

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Export of follow-on formula to third countries

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Offences and enforcement

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Application of various sections of the Food Safety Act 1990

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Amendment of the Foods for Special Medical Purposes (Scotland) Regulations 2000

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Revocation and transitional arrangements

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SCHEDULE — Revocations

Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Instruments	Reference	Extent of revocation
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Regulations 1995	S.I. 1995/77	The whole Regulations insofar as they extend to Scotland
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula (Amendment) Regulations 1997	S.I. 1997 /451	The whole Regulations insofar as they extend to Scotland
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2000	S.S.I. 2000/217	The whole Regulations
The Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004	S.S.I. 2004/7	The whole Regulations
The Food for Particular Nutritional Uses (Scotland) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2007	S.S.I. 2007/424	Regulation 2

Signed

SHONA ROBISON — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 2007-12-06

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1990 c. 16. Section 1(1) and (2) (definition of “food”) was substituted by the Food Safety Act 1990 (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (S.I. 2004/2990); sections 16(1), 17(1) and 48(1) were amended by paragraph 8 of Schedule 5 to the Food Standards Act 1999 (c. 28) (“the 1999 Act”); section 26(3) was amended by the 1999 Act, Schedule 6: amendments made by Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act which extend to Scotland shall be taken as pre commencement enactments for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 40(2) of the 1999 Act. The functions of the Secretary of State, in so far as exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act. In so far as not so transferred, those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/849) (“the 2005 Order”).

[^f00002]: 1972 c. 68 (“the 1972 Act”). Section 2(2) was amended by the 1998 Act, Schedule 8, paragraph 15(3). The function conferred on the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2) of the 1972 Act, so far as within devolved competence, was transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act, and insofar as not so transferred and insofar as relating to food (including drink) including the primary production of food those functions were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by the 2005 Order; paragraph 1A was inserted by the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c. 51), section 28.

[^f00003]: O.J. No. L 401, 30.12.06, p.1.

[^f00004]: Section 48(4A) was inserted by paragraph 21 of Schedule 5 to the 1999 Act.

[^f00005]: O.J. No. L 31, 1.2.2002, p.1, as amended by Regulation (EC) No. 1642/2003 (O.J. No. L 245, 29.9.03, p.4) and by Commission Regulation (EC) No. 575/2006 (O.J. No. L 100, 8.4.2006, p.3).

[^f00006]: Codex Stan 72-1981, volume 4, Codex Alimentarius, 1981.

[^f00007]: S.I. 1996/1502.

[^f00008]: Codex Stan 156-1987, volume 4, Codex Alimentarius, 1987.

[^f00009]: S.S.I. 2000/130; as amended by S.S.I. 2004/395, 2005/616 and 2007/424.

[^f00010]: O.J. No. L 91, 7.4.99, p.29.

[^f00011]: O.J. No. L 236, 23.9.2003, p.33.

[^f00012]: O.J. No. L 362, 20.12.2006, p.94.

[^f00013]: O.J. No. L 401, 30.12.2006, p.1.

[^f00014]: S.I. 1995/77, amended by S.I. 1997/451 and by S.S.I. 2000/217, 2004/7, 2005/616 and 2007/424.

Editorial notes

[^key-f6bfe3c8ab468c54b2379302fa5a2b22]: Regulations revoked (except reg. 30) (22.2.2020) by The Foods for Specific Groups (Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/6), reg. 1(1), sch. 3 (with reg. 6(2)) Reg. 30 revoked (22.2.2020) by The Foods for Specific Groups (Medical Foods for Infants) and Addition of Vitamins, Minerals and Other Substances (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/7), reg. 1, sch. 2 (with reg. 4(2))

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